The frequency of virulent genes and antimicrobial resistance patterns of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli isolated from stools of children presenting with diarrhea in a tertiary hospital in Abakaliki, Nigeria
Aim: This study was aimed to determine the virulent genes and antibiotic resistance patterns among circulating diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) pathotypes in a tertiary care health center in east of Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Diarrheal stool samples were obtained from 80 children under 5...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Veterinary World
2020-10-01
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| Series: | International Journal of One Health |
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| Online Access: | https://www.onehealthjournal.org/Vol.6/No.2/9.pdf |